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19 de sept. de 2019 · In the summer of 1777, a British army under the command of General John Burgoyne planned a siege of Fort Ticonderoga, an American fortification that had been captured by Ethan Allen in the early days of the war. At the confluence of Lake George and Lake Champlain, the fort controlled access to both Canada and the Hudson Valley.
General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British army officer, politician and dramatist. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several battles, mostly notably during the Portugal Campaign of 1762. Burgoyne is best known for his role in the American War of Independence. During the Saratoga campaign he surrendered his army of 5,000 men to ...
O general John Burgoyne (24 de fevereiro de 1722 – 4 de agosto de 1792) foi um oficial do exército britânico, político e dramaturgo. Ele serviu durante na Guerra dos Sete Anos mas ficou mais conhecido por seu serviço na America. [ 1][ 2]
Hace 6 días · General John Burgoyne. Before and after his surrender at Saratoga, writes Aram Bakshian Jr., Burgoyne had a lively career as a commander in Europe, a politician and dramatist in London, and a figure on the social scene. To Horatio Gates, who defeated him at Saratoga, General John Burgoyne was ‘an old gamester’.
A general, dramatist and Whig politician, Burgoyne was known as 'Gentleman Johnny'. In 1743 he eloped with Lady Charlotte Stanley, the daughter of the 11th Earl of Derby, and to escape creditors lived in France between 1749-55. After distinguished service in Portugal and Spain, he failed in his plan for an offensive from Canada against the ...
John Burgoyne, född 24 februari 1722, död 4 augusti 1792, var en brittisk militär och dramatiker, far till fältmarskalken John Fox Burgoyne. Burgoyne utmärkte sig i europeiska krig, särskilt Sjuårskriget , och sändes 1777 till Amerika för att i kriget mot de upproriska kolonierna föra befälet över nordarmén.
John Burgoyne, né à Sutton dans le Bedfordshire le 24 février 1722 et mort dans le quartier Mayfair à Londres le 4 août 1792, est un général britannique. Il est battu par les Américains et se voit contraint en 1777 à signer la capitulation de Saratoga , qui décide la France à s'unir aux États-Unis pour assurer leur indépendance.
